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Chapter XXIX

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Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.
No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'
True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.
God do bote, for now is time."
These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.
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Long Will

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of Long Will is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.
Line 2
No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'
Line 3
True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.
/truː lʌv ɪz əˈweɪ ðæt wɑːz soʊ ɡʊd ənd klɜːrks fɔːr welθ wɜːrk ðem woʊ/
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God do bote, for now is time."
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These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.
/ðiːz wɜːr ðə ˈpezənts frʌm seɪnt ˈkæθrɪnz hɪl ðæt ˈklæmərd bɪˈniːθ ðə wɔːlz ʌv ðə ˈtaʊər ɪn ðə dɔːn ʌv ðə ˈfraɪdi ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Catherine's noun US /ˈkæθrɪnz/

possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading “These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.”

clamored verb US /ˈklæmərd/

past form of “clamor” — make loud demands

From this reading “These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.”

clerks noun US /klɜːrks/

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading “True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.”

Friday noun US /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading “These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.”

Guile noun US /ɡaɪl/

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

From this reading “Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.”

peasants noun US /ˈpezənts/

plural of “peasant” — a country person

From this reading “These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.”

reigned verb US /reɪnd/

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

From this reading “Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.”

woe noun US /woʊ/

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading “True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

True Love adjective + noun

In this reading “True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.”

too long adverb + adjective

In this reading “Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

bote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading God do bote, for now is time."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

Catherine'snounUS /ˈkæθrɪnz/

possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

clamoredverbUS /ˈklæmərd/

past form of “clamor” — make loud demands

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

dedero

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading God do bote, for now is time."

EndnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

Falsenessnoun

the state of being false or untrue

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading God do bote, for now is time."

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

GuilenounUS /ɡaɪl/

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

HillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

lockverbUS /lɑːk/

fasten with a lock

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

MilenounUS /maɪl/

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading God do bote, for now is time."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/

plural of “peasant” — a country person

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

reignedverbUS /reɪnd/

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

reigneth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

SaintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

sinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

singverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

stocknounUS /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading God do bote, for now is time."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading No man may Truth come to, But if he sing 'si dedero.'

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

TowernounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

TrueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

TruthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Mile End "Falseness and Guile have reigned too long, And Truth hath been set under a lock, And Falseness and Guile reigneth in every stock.

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

wealthnounUS /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading These were the peasants from Saint Catherine's Hill that clamored beneath the walls of the Tower in the dawn of the Friday morning.

woenounUS /woʊ/

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading True Love is away that was so good, And clerks for wealth work them woe.

Chapter 29 of Long Will by Florence Converse holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 29 holds 184 sentences of Long Will, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of Long Will by Florence Converse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 184 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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